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Ratko Mladić, Bosnian Serb General Convicted of Genocide, Dies at 84

Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died at age 84 while serving a life sentence in a UN detention facility in The Hague. Mladić, who led the Bosnian Serb army during the 1992-1995 conflict, was captured in 2011 after a 16-year manhunt and sentenced in 2017. His death ends a decades-long legal pursuit by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, though reactions remain sharply divided between survivors of the conflict and his former supporters.

via AP News|

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Ratko Mladić, the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' Dies in The Hague at 84

Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died at age 84 in a UN prison hospital in The Hague. He was serving a life sentence for crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, which included the siege of Sarajevo and the systematic expulsion of non-Serbs. Mladić, who was arrested in 2011 after 16 years on the run, remained defiant and unrepentant until his death, with some Bosnian Serbs still viewing him as a hero despite his conviction.

via The Washington Post|

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Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in The Hague

Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb general known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' has died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague. He was 84 years old. Mladić was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity related to the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, including the 1995 massacre of approximately 8,000 Bosnian men and boys in Srebrenica. He had been in custody since his 2011 arrest in Serbia after a 16-year fugitive period. The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals confirmed his death and ordered a full inquiry into the circumstances. Reactions were sharply divided: victims' families and human rights groups emphasized the need for continued justice and reparations, while Bosnian Serb leaders and some residents in Serbia and Bosnia described him as a defender of the Serbian people.

via BBC|

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"Massive Rally Honors Genocide Victims"

Thousands of people participated in a peace march through the forests of eastern Bosnia to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The march retraced the route taken by Bosniak men and boys who were slaughtered as they tried to flee Srebrenica. The event comes amid ongoing ethnic tensions, with Bosnian Serbs pushing for more independence. Despite denials from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, two UN courts have ruled that genocide took place in Srebrenica. Over 6,600 victims have been found and buried at a memorial cemetery, with 30 more to be interred on Tuesday.

via Newser|

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